Stews and Ragouts in general by Carlos Mirasierras

Ingredients for 6 people:
1 lamb leg of about 1.1/2 kilo
6 small potatoes
1 ripe tomatoes
6 small onions
1 garlic bulb
6 black peppercorns
1 clove (spice)
2 bay leaves
1 medium glass of red wine
1 medium glass of olive oil
1/2 cup water
1 ounce of dark chocolate (optional; this is, of course, sugar-free chocolate. In olden
times, it was used as a thickener )
salt
Preparation:
Step 1: Heat some olive oil in a pan and start frying the meat, whole onions (peeled)
the garlic bulb (with a circular cut around it to avoid oil spitting). Remove the
ingredients, and set aside, as they start taking on a brown color.
Step 2: Add all the fried ingredients to a pot together with the water and wine
Step 3: Fry the potatoes in the same oil used before, and once fried stir them in the
casserole with the rest of ingredients.
Step 4: Now, fry the tomatoes (whole) in the same oil used so far, and stir it all into the
casserole (tomato and oil).
Step 5: Now, add in the cloves, pepper, bay leaf, salt (and chocolate if you opt for it).
let it simmer until the meat is tender. If the cooking sauce gets too dry, add in some a
little more water and wine.
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